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Japan Earthquakes April 2016
Dozens of people were killed and thousands evacuated after two powerful earthquakes struck the south-west Japanese island of Kyushu.
An aerial view shows a collapsed road after an earthquake in Minami-Aso, Kumamoto prefecture.
Evacuees rest at an entrance of the Kumamoto City Hall. Photo:AFP
Evactuated residents wait at a park in Higashi-ku in Kumamoto City. Photo: AFP
Location of earthquake in Japan 15 April 2016 Photo: USGS
People gather outside the Mashiki town hall after the 6.2 quake. Photo: AFP
Residents stand on the street following an earthquake in Kumamoto city on April 14, 2016. Photo: AFP
A house that burned down after a massive quake in Masaki, Japan. Photo: AFP
A house tilted and damaged in Kumamoto city. Photo: AFP
An offfice in Kumamoto following the quake. Photo: AFP
A collapsed house in Mashikii, Japan. Photo: AFP
An aerial view of a landslide in Mimami-Aso, Kumamoto prefecture in Japan. Photo: AFP/ Japan Defence Ministry/ Jiji Press
Rescue workers try to save people from a collaspsed house in Mimami-Aso, Kuammoto prefecture in Japan following another large earthquake in days. Photo: AFP
A woman stands in front of her damaged house in Mashiki, Kumamoto prefecture after a 6.5 magnitude quake struck the southwestern island of Kyushu on April 14. Photo: AFP
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